triad
noun
1 triad
The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.
synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome ... show more.
Roget 92: Triality†, trinity; triunity†. three, triad, triplet, trey, trio, ternion†, leash; shamrock, tierce†, spike-team [U.S.], trefoil; ... show more
Dutch: Trine, drie, drietal, trio, trits
Polish: trójka
2 triad
A set of three similar things considered as a unit.
synonyms: trio, triple, triplet.
Dutch: triool
Polish: trójca, trójka, triada
3 triad
Three people considered as a unit.
synonyms: threesome, trinity, trio.
Dutch: drie-eenheid
Polish: trio, tercet
4 triad
A three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones.
synonym: common chord.
Polish: trójdźwięk
Moby thesaurus: arpeggio, broken chord, chord, clover, common chord, concento, concord, consonant chord, deuce-ace, diminished seventh chord, dominant chord, enharmonic, leash, major triad, minor chord, set of three, seventh chord, shamrock, sixth chord, tercet ... show more.
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